NEW: Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK, shocking the many people who were sure that she had already.

Thanks to 40 supporters, we're now 54% of the way towards our fundraising total for the next @siglodeorovocal.bsky.social disc. Grateful for any support of the project - or just sharing our page really helps! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hey-for-ch...

Spotting Reform enlisting Tories losing interest somehow (7)

My phone wallpaper pack has 60+ images and you can get it for only £5 (or more — any extra helps support my art!). Link in replies! ❤️‍🔥 "Beautifully crafted artwork... bought this collection in a heartbeat" ❤️‍🔥"I love seeing them appear when I pick up my phone"

Really saddened and shocked to hear of Andrew Clements' death. A wonderful critic, matchless on 20 and 21st century music, and a great colleague and friend to whom I owe an immense debt of gratitude for his role in giving me my own break as a critic. It's a huge loss. And he will be greatly missed.

RIP Jonathan Powell - a great pianist, highly original composer and Russian music specialist. What a tragic loss. We came up together, and both from the West Midlands. I have a fond memory of a Black Country real ale pub crawl with him in c.1997. Here’s his ‘Saturnine’ for ensemble:

My Spotify listening age is 0.00000000000000000000013 Oh no, wait, that’s how much they pay per stream.

Pleasurably Tory, changing itself tomorrow? (4, 6, 5) …anagram of YOUR PARTY(‘)S LABEL

Love it when the BBC’s In the news and the BBC has to report on it. “The BBC asked the BBC for a comment, but nobody from the BBC was available to speak to the BBC.”

RIP Jack DeJonette #jackDeJonette

Earlier this year we launched a new funding opportunity for PhD and Masters Students of Composition. Scholarships of up to £8K will be offered to talented PhD and Masters students of composition at British universities or conservatoires. 💻 Applications open in December.

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Niche post, but would anyone with a nice venue within a few hours of London (*hello vicars*) be interested in hosting an afternoon concert by Imperial College Chamber Choir on Saturday November 8th? 45 minutes, a cappella sacred music, retiring collection, that sort of thing.

The LSO is seeking a new Managing Director. With LSO St Luke’s reopening and global partnerships growing, we’re ready for a visionary leader to guide our next chapter. 📅 Apply by Monday 13 October, 9am BST 🔗 https://bit.ly/3I2MVoP

A place to rest

Delighted to see my @guildhallschool.bsky.social Composition colleague (and former supervisee!) @mattkaner.bsky.social on REF Sub-panel 33. Can think of nobody better for this gig. 2029.ref.ac.uk/panels/main-...

Are you a composer?✍️ Would you like to collaborate and explore musical ideas with LSO Musicians?🎶 Then this is the opportunity for you! We are currently recruiting for our new Soundhub Members and Associates. Head to lso.co.uk/soundhub for more info and share with someone who should apply!❤️

Escape to another world

Premiered #OTD, in 1984, the final version of Oliver Knussen’s 1st Sendak opera, Where the Wild Things Are. Originally premiered in Brussels (1980) before major reworking & the 1984 staging by Glyndebourne Touring Opera in London’s National Theatre. open.spotify.com/track/2j5S5i... #britsymphyear

Not had the best year but I’m delighted to share this little clip of something I’m working on with the absolutely amazing pianist Daniel Lebhardt. Here’s to a creative and productive 2025!

Very pleased to share this new article exploring my creative journey with my piece Pearl, out today in the Journal for Artistic Research. Contains lots of audio clips and the scores for reference. Free to view here: www.jar-online.net/en/expositio...

Very pleased to share this new article exploring my creative journey with my piece Pearl, out today in the Journal for Artistic Research. Contains lots of audio clips and the scores for reference. Free to view here: www.jar-online.net/en/expositio...

Every year the London Symphony offers six composers the chance to write for them, with tailored support, via the Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme. Applications for this wonderful scheme close on January 6, 2025. 🎼 Find details here: https://buff.ly/4gLlhIF

Not had the best year but I’m delighted to share this little clip of something I’m working on with the absolutely amazing pianist Daniel Lebhardt. Here’s to a creative and productive 2025!

My wonderful @guildhallschool.bsky.social colleague Hollie Harding is leading this short course for composers over 21. Come write for brilliant pianist Ben Smith and the queen of clarinet multiphonics, Heather Roche. Oh, and you get to talk to me too. Priority Booking opens today!

Delighted to see QUARTET on Presto Music's recommended books for Christmas! If you're buying for book-lovers into feminism, music, women's history, or just being a bit outraged at injustice then this will be a good pressie for them 😂 #booksky 💙📚 www.prestomusic.com/books/articl...

I'm James & I like making small, nostalgic worlds to get lost in ✨

Far from home

Bluesky awaits

I see the early music crowd hasn’t arrived yet. They’ll probably join in a couple of hundred years but still claim to know how things were done at the beginning.

Night on the water